Classical Greece

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Across
  1. 1. The belief that reason and thinking should guide your decisions.
  2. 5. This Greek word means "love of wisdom".
  3. 9. This civilization was home to the world's largest library and they named Alexander the Great "pharaoh".
  4. 10. Alexander used this military strategy involving soldiers on horseback.
  5. 11. The Olympics were a festival designed to honor this god.
  6. 14. A philosopher who was taught by Socrates and created a school called "The Academy".
  7. 16. Wrote over 200 books about government and tutored Alexander the Great.
  8. 20. Alexander conquered land as far East as this river in India.
  9. 21. This scientist calculated the mathematical value of pie and invented weapons for war.
  10. 22. Both Greece and Egypt are located along this sea.
Down
  1. 1. A method of questioning to gain truth.
  2. 2. The continent where Greece is located.
  3. 3. The first Greek stories written as a long poem.
  4. 4. The Father of Medicine. He believed diseases came about naturally instead of from the gods.
  5. 6. A play or movie that tells a funny story.
  6. 7. "The Father of History" who wrote a history book about the Persian Wars.
  7. 8. A story means to teach a lesson.
  8. 12. This Greek thinker believed the ideal (perfect) society includes philosophers (1st), warriors (2nd) and regular people (3rd).
  9. 13. The Hellenisitc city became a center of learning and culture with a famous library containing more than 50,000 scrolls.
  10. 15. This Hellenistic invention was 300 feet high and helped guide ships into the harbor before it collapsed.
  11. 17. Traditional stories about gods and heroes.
  12. 18. This festival involved athletic competition and was meant to honor Zeus.
  13. 19. A Greek-like culture spread by Alexander the Great.